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TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q

TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q is a competition barbecue team with 44 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2020. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Horse Town Brew B Que Festival (2018), and finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #282 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#282
of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1728
peak 1728 · rated over 43 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

44
in the data

First seen

May 9, 2014
latest Apr 6, 2020 · 5.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#220
Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

1
2 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time

Category wins

7
16 podiums

Overall top-10s

22
50% of 44 contests

Best top-10 run

3
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 27%
overall standings

Best overall

702.2628 / 720

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

676.36 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 679.03 (-2.67)

Walk rate

70%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Consistency

±12.07
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork
avg 170.78 · weakest Brisket (168.17)

Road miles

13,661
across 44 mapped stops · furthest 1,786 mi

Schedule strength

56%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)

Purse competed for

$90K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 9 state-championship entries

Master avg

679.03 / 720
43 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (18 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

3.9652 points from the title

Came within 3.9652 points of the Grand Championship at Temecula State BBQ Championship (Oct 12, 2018).

Among the elite

#282 of 6,476 rated teams

In the top 4% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1728 puts them #282 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 4% of the field.

  • rating 1728
  • peak 1728
  • 43 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

  • Chicken ×1

Against the odds

23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 77 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Horse Town Brew B Que Festival (Jun 1, 2018) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 23-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Burnin and Lootin.

On the rise

+28 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 28 points across 10 contests since Dec 28, 2018 — from 1700 up to 1728.

  • 10 contests since Dec 28, 2018
  • now 1728

Giant slayer

57 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 57-team field at Horse Town Brew B Que Festival.

  • Jun 1, 2018

Happy hunting ground

Top 12% average finish here

West Coast BBQ Classic is their spot: an average finish in the top 12% across 2 visits.

  • 2 visits
  • best finish 6th
  • average top 12%
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A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 2 (Aug 9, 2014).

  • Chicken 1st
  • Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

70% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 31 of 44 contests

A top-10 category call in 70% of their 44 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

702.2628 career-best overall

97.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 702.2628 at Horse Town Brew B Que Festival — 97.5% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Jun 1, 2018

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has finished one call ahead of TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

25–4 behind in the head-to-head

BIG POPPA SMOKERS ahead in 86% of their meetings

BIG POPPA SMOKERS has come out ahead in 25 of their 29 shared contests.

The drought

15 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Horse Town Brew B Que Festival on Jun 1, 2018 — 15 contests and 8.3 years ago.

  • last GC Jun 1, 2018
  • 8.3 years ago

A strong matchup

25–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 7 SINS BBQ in 25 of their 25 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

19 of 31 shared pork entries lost

SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ ahead 61% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has out-cooked them in 19 of 31 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

LADY OF Q has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.72% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.72% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 94.2% of a perfect score
  • 44 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2020 ↗ Master #486 (210 pts) #441 (260 pts) #821 (95 pts) #807 (95 pts) #614 (155 pts)
2019 ↗ Master #220 (1,261 pts) #317 (976 pts) #304 (991 pts) #165 (1,416 pts) #290 (1,056 pts)
2018 ↗ Master #333 (1,010 pts) #473 (770 pts) #426 (855 pts) #388 (910 pts) #440 (825 pts)
2017 ↗ Master #368 (1,010 pts) #347 (1,060 pts) #409 (945 pts) #507 (775 pts) #488 (830 pts)
2016 ↗ Master #578 (680 pts) #733 (545 pts) #623 (655 pts) #783 (500 pts) #583 (690 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #456 (845 pts) #724 (510 pts) #437 (865 pts) #464 (845 pts) #542 (690 pts)
2014 ↗ Master #498 (767 pts) #379 (992 pts) #666 (567 pts) #706 (537 pts) #541 (687 pts)

Overall rank by season

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1727 power rating
Contests
52
GCs
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Top-10s
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Peak
1732

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  • rated over 46 contests
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#281 of the rated field
1728 power rating
Contests
54
GCs
2
Top-10s
56%
Peak
1739

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  • rated over 51 contests
  • last seen May 29, 2026
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SMOKIN' OUTLAWS
#280 of the rated field
1728 power rating
Contests
63
GCs
5
Top-10s
48%
Peak
1728

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 59 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 59 contests
  • last seen Sep 25, 2026
  • on a 3-contest top-10 run
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#285 of the rated field
1727 power rating
Contests
89
GCs
2
Top-10s
40%
Peak
1727

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  • rated over 83 contests
  • last seen Nov 5, 2025
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HotMess BBQ
#284 of the rated field
1727 power rating
Contests
94
GCs
7
Top-10s
46%
Peak
1740

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.

  • rated over 93 contests
  • last seen Aug 28, 2026
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#286 of the rated field
1727 power rating
Contests
101
GCs
4
Top-10s
33%
Peak
1727

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 93 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 93 contests
  • last seen Jul 9, 2026
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
LADY OF Q 35 13 22 37% ⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 33 10 23 30% ⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin 32 9 23 28% ⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS 29 4 25 14% ⚔ compare
Sharpe's Woodshed 28 18 10 64% ⚔ compare
TEAM WOODSHED 27 21 6 78% ⚔ compare
7 SINS BBQ 25 25 0 100% ⚔ compare
Smokin it Up BBQ 25 21 4 84% ⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ 25 15 10 60% ⚔ compare
COOL GRILLING 24 19 5 79% ⚔ compare
TWISTED BRISKET BBQ 24 19 5 79% ⚔ compare
JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE 24 16 8 67% ⚔ compare
Porterhouse BBQ 24 13 11 54% ⚔ compare
SMOKE HOUND BBQ 23 18 5 78% ⚔ compare
Meat Candy Q 22 20 2 91% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 42 16 3 4 180 🔥 143.9200 170.70 top 34%
Pork Ribs 42 18 0 4 177.7144 151.9428 169.75 top 33%
Pork 40 14 2 2 179.4400 160.5372 170.78 top 30%
Brisket 42 12 2 6 179.4400 157.6572 168.17 top 37%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

By field size and state

By contest size

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)90top 28%
Large (40+)351top 27%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
CA361top 25%
AZ40top 28%
MO10top 54%
TN10top 62%
AL10top 25%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Arizona National BBQ Stampede 2 4 0 top 18% Dec 27, 2019
Turf & Surf BBQ Championship 2 12 0 top 30% Aug 16, 2019
Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) 2 7 0 top 26% May 31, 2019
Del Mar BBQ Championship 2 15 0 top 38% Aug 18, 2017
Dana Point State BBQ Championship 2 15 0 top 30% Oct 7, 2016
Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons 2 9 0 top 29% Aug 5, 2016
West Coast BBQ Classic 2 6 0 top 12% May 8, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 9 contests
Contests a season 6.3 across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in CA 36 of 44 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited 37 7 of them more than once
First title Jun 1, 2018 Horse Town Brew B Que Festival
Opponents faced 786 finished ahead 1,766 times, behind 669

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20201 milestone
  1. Most recent contest Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League
20191 milestone
  1. Peak power rating (1728) Arizona National BBQ Stampede
20183 milestones
  1. First Grand Championship Horse Town Brew B Que Festival
  2. Biggest field won (57 teams) Horse Town Brew B Que Festival
  3. Career-best overall score702.2628 Horse Town Brew B Que Festival
20172 milestones
  1. First perfect 180 (Chicken) California Honey Harvest Festival & BBQ Championship
  2. 25th tracked contest OC BBQ Competition
20151 milestone
  1. 10th tracked contest 4th Annual VC Music Fest & BBQ
20148 milestones
  1. First tracked contest West Coast BBQ Classic
  2. First call West Coast BBQ Classic
  3. First category win (Chicken) West Coast BBQ Classic
  4. First overall top-10 West Coast BBQ Classic
  5. First overall past 90% of a perfect score668.5944 West Coast BBQ Classic
  6. First overall podium Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 2
  7. First Reserve Championship Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 2
  8. First multi-meat day Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 2

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+17.8Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 2Aug 9, 2014
+14.8West Coast BBQ ClassicMay 9, 2014
+12.3West Coast BBQ ClassicMay 8, 2015
+12.27th Annual Vista BBQ ClassicJul 24, 2015
+11.75th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ ChampionshipApr 1, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-8.8Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL)May 31, 2019
-67th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ ChampionshipMar 23, 2018
-5.66th Annual Vista Q ClassicJul 25, 2014
-4.5Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL)Oct 26, 2018
-33rd Annual Pechanga BBQ ChampionshipJun 20, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20201000 0% top 54% 91.1% 91.1%
20199050 89% top 22% 96% 94.5%
20189131 56% top 32% 97.5% 94.4%
20177041 86% top 21% 95.7% 94.6%
20165031 60% top 22% 95.9% 94.8%
20157051 86% top 19% 96.4% 95.1%
20146023 50% top 40% 96.3% 92.3%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Apr 6, 2020 Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League unrated washington, MO 59 / 109 (164) — — — —
Dec 27, 2019 Arizona National BBQ Stampede 🏅 Phoenix, AZ 4 / 44 (689.1200) 2 (177.7028) 18 (169.1544) — 8 (173.1428)
Sep 20, 2019 5th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship 🏅 11 / 44 (678.7540) 7 (176.5600) 4 (173.7144) 21 (168.5140) 28 (159.9656)
Aug 16, 2019 Turf & Surf BBQ Championship 🏅 Del Mar, CA 12 / 35 (673.5656) 16 (167.9772) 10 (169.6800) — 23 (163.9428)
Jul 12, 2019 Clayton BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Clayton, CA 9 / 31 (676.5144) 24 (162.2628) 21 (161.6916) 4 (176) 2 (176.5600)
May 31, 2019 Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Norco, CA 20 / 49 (663.8628) — — — —
May 3, 2019 7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down 🏅 Show Low, AZ 15 / 45 (671.9316) 22 (169.6800) 20 (163.9888) 6 (173.7028) 19 (164.5600)
Mar 30, 2019 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Arcadia, CA 6 / 47 (691.4288) 8 (174.8456) 21 (169.7144) 5 (176.0344) 14 (170.8344)
Mar 29, 2019 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 🏅 Arcadia, CA 5 / 70 (687.3716) 38 (165.6800) 10 (170.8572) 5 (176.5600) 10 (174.2744)
Jan 25, 2019 The Golden State Battle 🏅 Santa Ynez, CA 5 / 48 (689.0972) 13 (171.9656) 10 (172) 15 (171.4172) 4 (173.7144)
Dec 28, 2018 Arizona National BBQ Stampede Phoenix, AZ 13 / 47 (683.3368) 6 (176.5600) 22 (169.6684) 9 (174.8572) 33 (162.2512)
Oct 26, 2018 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN 63 / 102 (663.9084) 85 (160.5144) 50 (169.1428) 23 (171.9884) 72 (162.2628)
Oct 12, 2018 Temecula State BBQ Championship Temecula, CA 2 / 46 (694.2404) 7 (173.1200) 3 (177.7144) 20 (168.5372) 2 (174.8688)
Aug 17, 2018 Turf & Surf BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA 13 / 51 (670.6856) 20 (165.0856) 29 (161.6572) 5 (175.4056) 12 (168.5372)
Jul 13, 2018 9th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL) Vista, CA 10 / 37 (685.0284) 8 (173.1200) 20 (166.8228) 15 (168.5256) 8 (176.5600)
Jun 1, 2018 Horse Town Brew B Que Festival Norco, CA 1 / 57 (702.2628) 6 (174.8572) 2 (177.7144) 1 (179.4400) 16 (170.2512)
May 4, 2018 City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ 21 / 52 (673.0860) 23 (169.6800) 21 (170.8572) 20 (168.0116) 26 (164.5372)
Mar 23, 2018 7th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA 43 / 78 (662.7660) 33 (169.1200) 40 (165.7144) 37 (166.2400) 49 (161.6916)
Feb 23, 2018 The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL) Coachella, CA 23 / 47 (679.9656) 32 (169.1428) 22 (170.2856) 17 (172.0116) 25 (168.5256)
Oct 13, 2017 OC BBQ Competition Costa Messa, CA 3 / 56 (689.1084) 14 (172.5600) 5 (176) 12 (169.1428) 11 (171.4056)
Aug 18, 2017 Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA 15 / 52 (675.3368) 6 (175.4056) 6 (173.7028) 22 (167.9884) 38 (158.2400)
Jul 28, 2017 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL) Vista, CA 6 / 40 (689.0972) 23 (166.2400) 12 (170.8572) 9 (173.7028) 2 (178.2972)
Jun 9, 2017 California Honey Harvest Festival & BBQ Championship Fillmore, CA 9 / 39 (678.8232) 1 (180) 5 (172.5944) 25 (160.5372) 17 (165.6916)
May 12, 2017 West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA 10 / 40 (679.9204) 4 (174.8688) 11 (170.8344) 12 (169.6800) 18 (164.5372)
Mar 31, 2017 6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA 19 / 77 (678.2284) 32 (170.2628) 33 (167.4400) 38 (166.2628) 12 (174.2628)
Feb 17, 2017 The Smithfield Guinea Pig Indio, CA 13 / 49 (676.5372) 9 (173.7028) 20 (169.7144) 5 (175.4628) 42 (157.6572)
Oct 7, 2016 Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA 15 / 75 (677.0512) 29 (168.5256) 11 (172) 21 (169.7028) 21 (166.8228)
Aug 5, 2016 Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA 9 / 36 (681.6344) 12 (170.8572) 3 (174.8572) 4 (175.4056) 19 (160.5144)
Jul 15, 2016 Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA 22 / 47 (677.6344) 15 (170.8344) 25 (169.1428) 23 (169.6800) 21 (167.9772)
Jun 3, 2016 Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA 7 / 58 (690.2856) 14 (172.5484) 22 (169.1888) 22 (169.1084) 1 (179.4400)
Apr 1, 2016 5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arciadia, CA 5 / 72 (687.9428) 10 (172) 8 (174.2744) 24 (168.5600) 8 (173.1084)
Oct 2, 2015 City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA 7 / 75 (691.4288) 10 (176.0344) 8 (174.8456) 21 (170.8572) 25 (169.6916)
Aug 7, 2015 Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA 19 / 58 (673.0056) 25 (169.6684) 39 (163.4060) 20 (167.9656) 16 (171.9656)
Jul 24, 2015 7th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA 6 / 54 (694.2856) 18 (172.5828) 5 (176.5600) 1 (179.4400) 25 (165.7028)
Jun 5, 2015 4th Annual VC Music Fest & BBQ Valley Center, CA 7 / 25 (685.6228) 15 (167.9772) 7 (169.6800) 10 (170.8228) 3 (177.1428)
May 8, 2015 West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA 8 / 57 (682.2972) 32 (166.2972) 8 (170.8800) 4 (174.2628) 16 (170.8572)
Mar 20, 2015 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA 16 / 100 (685.0856) 49 (168.5372) 8 (174.8456) 46 (167.4284) 10 (174.2744)
Jan 17, 2015 Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled Hartselle, AL 9 / 36 (681.6344) 12 (170.8572) 3 (174.8572) 4 (175.4056) 19 (160.5144)
Oct 2, 2014 Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA 38 / 97 (667.8744) 28 (170.8112) 30 (169.1316) 28 (169.1200) 64 (158.8116)
Aug 9, 2014 Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 2 Huntington Beach, CA 2 / 38 (693.7028) 1 (179.4400) 23 (166.2972) 15 (169.6684) 1 (178.2972)
Aug 8, 2014 Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 1 Huntington Beach, CA 20 / 39 (670.2400) 6 (175.4400) 18 (166.8456) 23 (164.5600) 29 (163.3944)
Jul 25, 2014 6th Annual Vista Q Classic Vista, CA 43 / 60 (644.3884) 32 (167.9656) 53 (151.9428) 32 (166.2284) 41 (158.2516)
Jun 20, 2014 3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA 41 / 65 (641.5772) 63 (143.9200) 45 (159.4056) 15 (169.1200) 18 (169.1316)
May 9, 2014 West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA 6 / 59 (668.5944) 1 (174.3200) 8 (169.7144) 26 (164.0228) 30 (160.5372)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

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